Hello everybody! Checking in from Zionsville, Indiana, where the cicadas are loud and boy, things sure are diff'rnt 'round here. Like, streets are laid out on an orderly grid. And people are friendly and suchlike. What's up with that, huh? I'm taking this culture-shock as a clear sign that I've been in the northeast for far too long and that this ( Read more... )

Weekend in NYC! Craziness! Heat! More catcalls than I knew how to deal with! It seemed like every day we were there, we had to pull up our britches, tighten our belts and dive headlong into the craziness and chaos of a city that never sleeps and strips you bare and looks right through you. I have decided that I could probably never ever live there ( Read more... )